GiG hires Matthew Saxon as Platform & Sportsbook CTO

Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) has appointed Matthew Saxon as chief technology officer (CTO) of its Platform & Sportsbook division.

Saxon joins the company from Sportradar, where he served as senior vice president of technology strategy and architecture since August 2019.

“Matt’s appointment is a significant step towards helping us reach the high bar we have set for the business,” said GiG Platform & Sportsbook CEO Richard Carter. “We are continuing a process of bringing together the strongest leadership in sports betting and iGaming and I am confident that his arrival will help further fuel our strategic plans, establishing us as a leader in technological advancement and commerciality across the iGaming industry.”

Commenting on his new role, Saxon said: “I am excited to be joining GiG and leading their technology team at the start of what promises to be an extremely impressive growth phase.

“The foundations that are in place are an amazing springboard to help us accelerate our partners’ businesses and I’m looking forward to helping GiG bring these great capabilities to them, both new and existing.”

GiG is currently in the process of separating into two separate entities - Platform & Sportsbook and GiG Media.

Shares in Gaming Innovation Group Inc. (OSL:GIG) closed 0.49 per cent higher at NOK30.65 per share in Oslo Monday.